R.I.P. Jess Franco, 82

Sad, sad news for all cult movie fans…..the great grindhouse master, Jess Franco, has passed at the age of 82. Jesus “Jess” Franco was responsible for classics like Necronomicon, Vampyros Lesbos and The Diabolical Dr. Z, and was known to have single handedly created the erotic horror genre. 180 movies in 54 years — now we would like to see a Hollywood director beat that!

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SCUM stands for ‘Society for Cult & Underground Movies’. We are a film society focusing on the Bizarre and the Weird in reel life. From horror to humour, bollywood to b-grade, kult to kungfu, monster to manga, nothing is too taboo for our twisted minds.
Aside from film reviews and whatnots, we hold free bi-monthly film screenings in the tiny island of Singapore. Keep any eye out for these screen gems…